I participated in the 25th Annual GWB Challenge which took place three years ago in 2012.
I'm writing to tell you this was the most disorganized event I have ever attended. I speak from experience having run over 135 road races including the New York City Marathon. I have also

Aside from exits being closed and almost not making it to the start line, I loved this race and thought it was an excellent first marathon for myself. So much crowd support and motivation along the way. 10/10 would do it again.

I've never had so much fun running 26 miles in my entire life. Aid stations were great. Crowd support was enormous and deafening. There was music everywhere. It's like NYC threw a party for us. There are obstacles to overcome like getting in and getting up